I-Sargassum Sum Up

Ababhali: uJessie Neumann noLuke Elder

I-Sargassum iyanda iwasha ngasosebeni lwamabhishi ahlanzekile e-Caribbean. Kungani lokhu kwenzeka futhi yini okufanele siyenze?

I-Sargassum: Kuyini?
 
I-Sargassum iwukhula lwasolwandle oluntantayo ngokukhululekile oluhamba nomsinga wolwandle. Nakuba abanye abasolwandle bengase bacabange nge-Sargassum njengesivakashi esingamukelekile, empeleni idala indawo ecebile yemvelo ephikisana ne-coral reef ecosystem. Ibalulekile njengendawo yokugcina izingane, izindawo zokudla, nendawo yokukhosela ezinhlotsheni zezinhlanzi ezingaphezu kuka-250, iSargassum iyingxenye yempilo yasolwandle.

 
Ukuchichima kweSargassum

I-Sargassum cishe ivela oLwandle iSargasso, etholakala olwandle oluvulekile lwaseNyakatho ye-Atlantic eduze kwaseBermuda. Ulwandle lwaseSargasso lulinganiselwa ku-10 million metric tons of Sargassum, futhi lubizwa ngokufanelekile ngokuthi “The Golden Floating Rainforest.” Ososayensi basikisela ukuthi ukuthutheleka kweSargassum eCaribbean kungenxa yokwenyuka kwezinga lokushisa lamanzi nomoya ophansi, okuthinta kokubili imisinga yolwandle. Lokhu kuguqulwa kwemisinga yolwandle kudala ukuthi izingcezu ze-Sargassum zibambeke emisinga eshintsha isimo sezulu eyiyisa eziqhingini zaseMpumalanga Caribbean. Ukusabalala kweSargassum kuphinde kwaxhunyaniswa nokukhuphuka kwamazinga enitrogen, okuwumphumela wokungcoliswa kwemithelela yabantu yokwanda kwendle, uwoyela, umanyolo kanye nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu emhlabeni. Nokho, kuze kube kwenziwa ucwaningo olwengeziwe, ososayensi banganikeza imibono kuphela yokuthi iSargassum ivelaphi nokuthi kungani isakazeka ngokushesha kangaka.

Izixazululo zeSargassum Eningi

Njengoba amanani anyukile e-Sargassum eqhubeka nokuba nomthelela olwandle lwase-Caribbean, kunezinto ezimbalwa esingayenza ukuze sixazulule le nkinga.Umkhuba osimeme kakhulu ukuvumela imvelo ibe njalo. Uma i-Sargassum iphazamisa imisebenzi yehhotela nezivakashi, ingasuswa ogwini futhi ilahlwe ngendlela efanele. Ukulisusa mathupha, ngokufanelekile ngomphakathi wokuhlanza amabhishi, kuwumkhuba osimeme kakhulu wokususa. Impendulo yokuqala yabaphathi abaningi bamahhotela nezindawo zokungcebeleka iwukukhipha i-Sargassum kusetshenziswa okhrayini kanye nemishini yokusebenza, nokho lokhu kubeka engcupheni izilwane ezihlala esihlabathini, okuhlanganisa nezimfudu zasolwandle nezidleke.
 

1. Gcwabe!
I-Sargassum iyindlela enhle kakhulu yokusetshenziswa njengendawo yokulahla udoti. Ingasetshenziselwa ukwakha izindunduma namabhishi ukuze kuliwe nosongo lokuguguleka kwamabhishi futhi kwandiswe ukuqina kogu lokumelana neziphepho kanye nokukhuphuka kwamazinga olwandle. Indlela engcono kakhulu yokwenza lokho ukuhambisa i-Sargassum mathupha phezulu ogwini ngamabhala kanye nokukhipha imfucuza engabambeka phakathi kwezimila zasolwandle ngaphambi kokungcwatshwa. Le ndlela izojabulisa abagibeli basogwini ngogu oluhlanzekile, olungenayo i-Sargassum ngendlela engaphazamisi izilwane zasendle zendawo futhi izuzise ngisho nohlelo logu.

2. Recycle It!
I-Sargassum ingasetshenziswa futhi njengomanyolo kanye nomquba. Uma nje ihlanzwe kahle futhi yomiswa iqukethe izakhi eziningi eziwusizo ezikhuthaza inhlabathi enempilo, ukwandisa ukugcinwa komswakama, nokuvimbela ukukhula kokhula. Ngenxa yokuqukethwe kukasawoti omningi, iSargassum iphinde ibe yisithiyo seminenke, ama-slugs, nezinye izinambuzane ongazifuni engadini yakho.
 
3. Yidla!
I-seaweed ivame ukusetshenziswa ezitsheni eziphefumulelwe zase-Asia futhi inokunambitheka okubabayo okujatshulelwa abantu abaningi. Indlela edume kakhulu yokuphakela i-Sargassum wukuthosa ngokushesha bese uvumela ukuthi ibile emanzini anesoso yesoya nezinye izithako imizuzu engu-30 kuya emahoreni angu-2, kuye ngokuthanda kwakho. Qinisekisa ukuthi ihlanzwe kahle ngaphandle uma uthanda ukunambitheka kwemfucumfucu yasolwandle!

Njengoba imithelela yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu ihlala ikhona kanye nokuqonda ngokukhuphuka nokufudumala kolwandle - kungashiwo ukuthi - iSargassum ingase ibe khona esikhathini esizayo. Ucwaningo olwengeziwe ludinga ukwenziwa ukuze kuqondwe kangcono umthelela walo.

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